Sunspots
Date
21 July 1703
Creator
Unknown, Artist
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Manuscript page number
p6-7
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Dimensions
height (page): 157mm
width (page): 307mm
width (page): 307mm
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Description
Sunspots observed in June and July 1703 by William Derham. The description was read to the Royal Society on 21 July 1703, and published as W. Derham, ‘Sunspots observed June and July 1703’, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol. 23, no. 288 (November and December 1703), pp. 1504-07, figs 1 and 2.
Object history
21 July 1703, 'Mr Derham's Account of the late solar spots was read, & he presented the society with his Observations & Figures of 'em, and promised and [sic] exact description of his Micrometer. He was thanked' (JBO/11/29).
W. Derham, ‘Sunspots observed June and July 1703’, Phil. Trans., vol. 23, no. 288 (November and December 1703), pp. 1504-07, figs 1 and 2.
W. Derham, ‘Sunspots observed June and July 1703’, Phil. Trans., vol. 23, no. 288 (November and December 1703), pp. 1504-07, figs 1 and 2.
Related fellows
William Derham (1657 - 1735, British) , Natural philosopher
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